Wednesday, January 18, 2023

11:45am - 1:00pm

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Join us for a luncheon with University of Dubuque President, Jeffrey Bullock.

Jeffery Bullock became the 11th president of University of Dubuque in 1998. Since his presidency, the University’s enrollment has grown from 600 to 2,375. Bullock’s educational background includes a BA from Seattle Pacific University, a MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and an MA and PhD in Speech Communication from the University of Washington.

Jeffrey Bullock

University of Dubuque President

February 2023 YP LUNCHEON

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

11:45am - 1:00pm

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Brad is a social worker with over 20 years of experience working in a variety of practice settings with diverse populations. He spent the last decade at Loras College in Dubuque as an associate professor of social work. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in social work from Saint Louis University. Brad and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons.

Brad is a Dubuque native and has served his hometown in several ways since returning to Dubuque in 2008. Prior to his election to City Council, he was a member of the Dubuque Housing Commission, served as Vice Chairman of the Dubuque County Food Policy Council, was a board member for the Fountain of Youth, served as Chair of the Guiding Coalition for the city’s Circles Initiative, and is a co-founder of Resources Unite. As Mayor, Brad serves on the boards of Dubuque Initiatives, the Dubuque Racing Association, the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, Travel Dubuque, and the America’s River Board. Brad also serves on the Executive Board of the Iowa League of Cities and is a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

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Mayor Brad Cavanagh

City of Dubuque

YP Dubuque is seeking mentors for our YP Next Up Mentorship Program

for Spring 2023.

Program Requirements

Interact with your mentee at least 5 times over the course of ten weeks.
Attend 2 mentor-mentee meet-ups hosted by the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce.
All mentors must have a willingness to give back and make an impact by providing mentoring support to one of our local college students.

APPLY TO BE A MENTOR

DECEMBER YP LUNCHEON

DAVID BECKER

Cottingham & Butler, CEO

Ten commandments for a happier, more fulfilling life.

Balance your needs / wants & being able to recognize the differences.
If you want to be happier, you need to focus on the wants.
Control your dependence - feeds isolation, cynicism, and self absorption.
We seek reassurance from our social media. We need the validation. If you feed your brain dopamine all the time, then you become unhappy. If you’re spending your time on social media, you’re not building relationships.
Get your priorities clear and align your actions to them.
Always plan. You can’t have everything. You need to trade off to accomplish certain goals.
It’s not all about you - honor the room and circumstances.
Recognize those who helped you. If you want to be happy, give credit to other people.
Develop a health skepticism around what you know to be true.
If you want to build relationships with others who disagree, build a healthy skepticism with what you know to be true.
Seek first to understand.
Empathy. It’s so easy to unplug from other peoples situations and only view it from your view. Don’t be so quick to judge others.
Practice Gratitude for what you have.
If you don’t stop and think about what you are lucky to have, then you will forget what blessings you have.
Help other people - in little and big things.
How good am I at helping other people?
Get involved in at least one thing that is larger than yourself.
The benefits are as much for you as they are for the organization you’re helping.
Make relationships a priority - family and friends.
You can’t just text your friends a few times a year and keep the relationship alive. Stay committed to your relationships

Young Professoinals Dubuque is a program of the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce

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